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My mother and sister "invented" this name before I was born, or so they thought, and wanted to name me Delani after my dad (his mn is Delano). But it was supposed to rhyme with Melanie. Then all the little Delaneys came along (deh-LAY-nee). So when I see Delani, I think DELL-ah-nee, or even deh-LAH-nee, but not instantly as a variant of Delaney. BTW, I loved Delani (rhyming with Melanie) when I was growing up and wished it was my name (until about age 10), but I really don't like it now, nor Delaney or any other "variant".